@mdalton Can you share which DAC he was using?
I’m all analog and trying to learn as much about digital as possible. It’s a challenge with all the options out there.
Streamers - Auralic, Aurender, Lumin, others...
Any recommendations, please? :)
I'm looking for a streamer only – without a DAC.
I’ve been leaning toward the Auralic Aries S1 since it’s reasonably priced and available pre-owned. It also has a coaxial input, so I could connect my CD player as a transport. I’d mostly use it as a Roon endpoint, as I run Roon on a Mac Mini and really enjoy it — especially for its great music recommendations.
I’ve read some threads here, and many of you seem to love Aurender and Lumin. Has anyone had a chance to compare them with the Auralic?
Thanks!
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@mdalton thank you! |
@jpan My pleasure. Btw, checked your system, and it’s very unusual, and really cool. Re digital, I’m an analog guy at heart as well, so I wouldn’t spend a ton initially if I were you. You can get way closer to a state of the art digital front end on the cheap than you can on the analog side. Also, can you share how you ended up with the channel d phono pre, and how you feel about it? |
@mdalton thank you… The Channel D was a recommendation from J.R. Boslaire, of Wally Tools. He set up my table and DBA. Over time we’ve become friends and since he knew my system, I went with it. It’s fantastic. I love it’s simplicity and design as well. Not meaning to derail the digital track, what would you recommend someone like me to get into digital on a reasonable level of price/performance? I would love a Mojo but that’s a bit pricey right now for me. Definitely my kind of gear though. |
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